HB 0515 2004
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to additional court costs in cases of
3	certain crimes against minors; creating s. 938.10, F.S.;
4	imposing an additional court cost against persons who
5	plead guilty or nolo contendere to, or who are found
6	guilty of, certain crimes against minors; requiring the
7	clerk of the court to deposit the proceeds of the court
8	cost into the State Treasury for deposit into a specified
9	trust fund to be used to fund child advocacy centers;
10	requiring the clerk of the court to retain a portion of
11	the court cost as a service charge; requiring annual
12	reports; requiring a report to the Legislature; providing
13	applicability; providing an effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1. Section 938.10, Florida Statutes, is created to
18	read:
19	938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain
20	crimes against minors.--
21	(1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is
22	found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against
23	a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787, chapter 794, s.
24	796.03, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.0145, or s. 985.4045, the
25	court shall impose a court cost of $101 against the offender in
26	addition to any other cost or penalty required by law.
27	(2) Each month, the clerk of the court shall transfer the
28	proceeds of the court cost, less $1 from each sum collected
29	which the clerk shall retain as a service charge, to the State
30	Treasury for deposit into the Child Advocacy Trust Fund for
31	disbursement to the Florida Network of Children's Advocacy
32	Centers, Inc., for the purpose of funding child advocacy centers
33	that are members of the network.
34	(3) At the end of each fiscal year, each child advocacy
35	center receiving revenue from the Child Advocacy Trust Fund must
36	provide a report to the Board of Directors of the Florida
37	Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., that reflects
38	center expenditures, all sources of revenue received, and
39	outputs that have been standardized and agreed upon by network
40	members and the board of directors, such as the number of
41	clients served, client demographic information, and the number
42	and types of services provided. The Florida Network of
43	Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., must compile reports from the
44	centers and provide a report to the President of the Senate and
45	the Speaker of the House of Representatives in August of each
46	year beginning in 2005.
47	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004, and
48	shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.
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